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Royals may be headed to Memphis for pal's wedding

Attention, royal-watchers: newly-single Prince Harry is said to be heading stateside this weekend.

Reports say the 29-year-old prince -- who recently split with girlfriend Cressida Bonas -- and older brother Prince William will be traveling to Memphis, Tenn., to attend the wedding of their longtime friend, London nightclub owner Guy Pelly, to hotel heiress Elizabeth Wilson.

The ceremony is said to be taking place Saturday at the Memphis Polo Club, not far from Graceland.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton told CBS News affiliate WREG, "We are working on the presumption that the royals will be here in Memphis this weekend."

"We are taking all precautions to be prepared," he added.

Wharton said his office has not been in direct contact with the royal family. WREG also spoke to Pelly at his home, and the groom-to-be wouldn't confirm if the princes were coming to town.

Britain's Mirror reports that William, 31, will fly to the U.S. for two days before heading back to the U.K. His wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, was reportedly invited to the nuptials as well but declined to attend so as not to cause a "global media circus."

"If all three senior royals had gone it would have required a huge security detail flying to Memphis with them," a source told the paper. "After Australia, Kate's happy to leave William and Harry to it and spend some time at home with George."

William, Kate and George returned last week from their 10-day tour of Australia and New Zealand.

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